cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to win favour; to win favor
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to torment; to harass; to tease
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to understand (each other); to comprehend
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up